Managing Attributes; Viewing Attributes; Table 9-1 Attributes Tab Reference - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.2 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Managing Attributes

To extend the directory schema you should proceed in the following order:
Create new attributes. See "Creating Attributes," on page 355 for information.
1.
Create an object class to contain the new attributes and add the attributes to the
2.
object class. See "Creating Object Classes," on page 359 for information.
Managing Attributes
Through Directory Server Console, you can view all attributes in your schema
and you can create, edit, and delete your attribute extensions to the schema. The
following sections describe how to manage attributes:
•

Viewing Attributes

• Creating Attributes
• Editing Attributes
• Deleting Attributes
For information on managing object classes, see "Managing Object Classes," on
page 357.
Viewing Attributes
To view information about all attributes that currently exist in your directory
schema:
In the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.
1.
In the left navigation tree, select the Schema folder and then select the
2.
Attributes tab in the right pane.
This tab contains information about all the standard (read-only) and
user-defined attributes in the schema.
For information on the fields and lists in the Attributes tab, refer to Table 9-1.
Attributes Tab Reference
Table 9-1
Field or Pane
Name
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Description
The name of the attribute.